Parliament Question: ODF Status in SC/ST Majority Villages

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF JAL SHAKTI DEPARTMENT OF DRINKING WATER AND SANITATION LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 6348 ANSWERED ON 02.04.2026 ODF STATUS IN SC/ST MAJORITY VILLAGES 6348. SMT. RACHNA BANERJEE: Will the Minister of JAL SHAKTI be pleased to state: (a) whether the Ministry maintains data on the number of villages with Scheduled Caste/Scheduled Tribe (SC/ST) majority population that have been declared Open Defecation Free (ODF), if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor; and (b) whether it is a fact that the Manipur has less than three per cent ODF plus villages, if so, the details thereof? ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR JAL SHAKTI (SHRI V. SOMANNA) (a) Department of Drinking Water and Sanitation does not maintain data on the number of villages with SC/ST majority population that have been declared Open Defecation Free (ODF). (b) No Sir. Under Swachh Bharat Mission-Grameen [SBM(G)] Phase-II, as per data recorded by the State on the Integrated Management Information System (IMIS) of SBM(G), out of identified 2,567 villages, 78 villages (3.03%) have been declared Open Defecation Free (ODF) Plus in the State of Manipur, as on 30.03.2026. Further, 26 villages have been declared as ODF Plus (Model) in the State. *****